WANG De-jun, LI Lu-kai, ZHANG Hui. Clinical Effect of Wenglitong Capsule Combined with Acupuncture in Treating CP/CPPS with Damp Heat Stasis Syndrome[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(3): 208-213.
WANG De-jun, LI Lu-kai, ZHANG Hui. Clinical Effect of Wenglitong Capsule Combined with Acupuncture in Treating CP/CPPS with Damp Heat Stasis Syndrome[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(3): 208-213. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2018030208.
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of Wenglitong capsule combined with acupuncture in treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) with damp heat stasis syndrome
and its impact on inflammatory factors of prostatic secretions (EPS). Method:One hundred and forty patients were divided into control group and observation group by random number table. Patients in control group got acupuncture. In addition to the therapy of control group
patients in observation group was also given Wenglitong capsule
3 grains/time
2 times/day. A course of treatment was six weeks. Before and after treatment
scores of CP Symptom Index of National Institutes of Health (NIH-CPSI) and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndromes
patient health questionnaire (PHQ) and pain catastrophizing scale (PCS) were graded. EPS were detected. And levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β)
interleukin-2 (IL-2)
tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were also detected. Result:The total effect rate in observation group was 97.01%
which was higher than 86.15% in control group (χ2=5.095
P<0.05). And the total effect rate of TCM symptoms in observation group was 97.01%
which was higher than 83.08% in control group (χ2=7.219
P<0.05). After treatment
scores of urination symptoms
quality of life
NIH-CPSI and PCS in observation group were all lower than those in control group (P<0.01). Scores of urinary tract symptoms
radiating pain symptoms
sexual dysfunction
evaluation of systemic symptoms and damp heat stasis syndrome were all lower than those in control group (P<0.01). Lecithin body of EPS in observation group was superior to that in control group (P<0.05). And levels of IL-1β
TNF-α
IFN-γ were all lower than those in control group
and the level of IL-2 was higher than that in control group (P<0.01). Conclusion:Wenglitong capsule combined with acupuncture can ameliorate symptoms of patients with CP/CPPS
relieve anxiety and depression
increase lecithin body of EPS
inhibit inflammation
and reduce inflammatory damage
with a better efficacy and TCM symptoms. Due to their good synergy.